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VALENTINE'S DAY. The o t po Celebrating love is special for some, not so special for others. See pages 6-7 Ji Vnlump fifi Tssiip fi? wsusignpost.com Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Weber State University v Honors Progam seeks photo contest entries By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost For the past two years, the Weber State University f" Honors .Program i , has sponsored a campus-wide - contest open to all 1 J WSU students. Last year students were given a blank map and weie challenged to fill in the map with different geographical loca dons. Two years ago, the Honors Program tested students' writing abilities with an essay contest. This year, the Honors Program decided to invite students across campus to use their creative minds and their cameras. The Honors Program is accepting applications for this year's competition, a photography contest titled "Thinking Through Pictures.-' "We talked about it and we said, 'Well, we've done something now from the English area, we've done something from the social science area; let's do something that's a little bit different," said Marilyn Diamond, WSU Honors . Program advisor. ' . Union building renovation found By Wendy Leonard editor in chief The Signpost Plans for the renovation of the Shepherd Union Building are progressing. The SUB Core Committee at Weber State University is moving on to the next step of the process, which will be to present a plan to the student body. Architects from MHTN have completed phase one, the feasibility Student Senate adopts By Shane Farver correspondent The Signpost Weber State University student senators voted unanimously Monday to adopt a resolution that, if approved by both the faculty senate and dean's council, could affect the amount and availability of summer courses. The "Proposal to Change the Summer Schedule" resolution, sponsored by Social Science Senator Allen Piatt, would implement a decrease in the Diamond said the idea for a photography contest came from Bob Mondi, director of the Honors Program, and Bradley Carroll, member of the Honors Faculty Council. "ls t0 give 4 students a chance . J to exhibit their talents and ''"' their abilities," Diamond said. " W e try to open it up to the whole campus; to give other students an opportunity to come up to the honors, see our area, to her-T what we're about, meet us, talk to us and ask questions about honors." This year's contest is divided into three categories; people, places and things. "They can enter only once , per category, but. they can enter in all three categories if they'd like," Diamond said, y; Photographs can be submitted in both color and black-and-white forms. All entries are due April 1 and must be sized 8 inches by 10 inches : and mounted on : a stiff surface to help protect the photograph. "We tried to make it relatively simple, without a lot of cost," Diamond said. "We ask for an 8-by-10 because See PJlOtO page 3 ; study, and have found the building suitable for renovation in many regards. The building, constructed in the early 1960s, has since received some mechanical updates but is still not up to code for safety and operations standards. A facility conditions analysis' performed in February concluded that $8 million was needed in order to comply with infrastructure and maintenance repairs. This analysis and others have proved the building is not functioning to its highest capacity as a gathering place for the "Students will be able need for their major schedules." amount of summer-semester blocks from eight to three. Piatt argued that the overlapping times and dates in the current block system lessen the availability of courses to WSU students who attend during the DGwesftDGiaittes By Travis L. Chartier sr. news reporter The Signpost For many young girls, it's usually baby dolls and soft, cuddly animals drat spark an interest; but for Leslie McFarlane, those little girl toys were of little interest to her. She wanted something different, and to this day, she is still playing with toys of a different kind. Now, in her college years, those interests have developed into helping a needed cause for the largest member of the deer family, the moose. "It started when I was very little," McFarlane said. "My . mom used to try to get me to play with Barbie dolls. I was never interested in Barbies. I wanted a microscope and a lab set, and my mom hated it." Leslie McFarlane is a Weber State University student studying wildlife management. She is working on an undergraduate research project that focuses on. moose diseases in the Utah area. She is also employed with the Utah Division of Wildlife Management, which helps with her project. McFarlane said little study has been done on moose, particularly in Utah, and little research has been done on the diseases moose carry. "We get a lot of moose that come into town," McFarlane said. "We could tell they are physically sick but were unaware of die cause campus community. "We need to look at how the Union can be effective, exciting and serve the students the best it can," said Bill Fruth, director of the Shepherd Union Building. Union building administration wanted to explore the possibility of combining the infrastructure update with additional building modifications that would enhance the union's important campus role as a focal point for students. See Renovation page 10 summer block resolution to choose classes they without overlapping Zane Williams Health Professions Senator summer. He also said the eight-block schedule could make it difficult to achieve full-time student status. He expressed particular concern for WSU students who must have full-time status to receive financial aid. V V Leslie McFarlane sets up immunizations for moose. As part of her research, Leslie is helping to cut back on moose diseases in Utah. and could do nothing about it." She said she has seen a problem with moose dying in past years. - "We need to know more about moose diseases," said Jim Karpowitz, big game program coordinator of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. "We know that moose are susceptible to certain diseases, like pink-eye. They also get respiratory diseases. We are also looking for traditional diseases that show up in other wildlife. We are ninning a variety of tests, and uiese blood tests show what they may have been exposed to." Kyle final "We need to do this," Piatt said. "To get those 12 credits, a lot of us had to resort to taking classes that we didn't need." Health Professions Senator Zane Williams said he supports the resolution as the answer to schedule conflicts. "Students will be able to choose classes they need for their major without overlapping schedules," Williams said. The resolution proposes one 12-week block and two six-week blocks to take the place of the See Resolution page 3 mnis3s e o - .A - With the amount of snowfall this year, the ideal conditions needed are there to conduct a successful research. McFarlane said tiiey had to rely on adequate snow conditions for tire moose to come into town to provide her with die samples needed to do the project. Karpowitz said they have moved about 40 to 50 moose out of residential areas already this season. "With the number of moose that we move, Leslie's collecting a baseline of information," See Moose page 5 feasible Taft of MHTN Architects shows the concept design for the Union building. Coming up: Mark Reiss, producer of "The Simpsons" visits campus Forum looks at the ethics of biological warfare Honors Issues Forum discusses the effects of global warming " 'W.'!..!!!.- ' .1.".'. : ' . . i ' ' ' i ' -& ;;; -mA -h

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VALENTINE'S DAY. The o t po Celebrating love is special for some, not so special for others. See pages 6-7 Ji Vnlump fifi Tssiip fi? wsusignpost.com Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Weber State University v Honors Progam seeks photo contest entries By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost For the past two years, the Weber State University f" Honors .Program i , has sponsored a campus-wide - contest open to all 1 J WSU students. Last year students were given a blank map and weie challenged to fill in the map with different geographical loca dons. Two years ago, the Honors Program tested students' writing abilities with an essay contest. This year, the Honors Program decided to invite students across campus to use their creative minds and their cameras. The Honors Program is accepting applications for this year's competition, a photography contest titled "Thinking Through Pictures.-' "We talked about it and we said, 'Well, we've done something now from the English area, we've done something from the social science area; let's do something that's a little bit different," said Marilyn Diamond, WSU Honors . Program advisor. ' . Union building renovation found By Wendy Leonard editor in chief The Signpost Plans for the renovation of the Shepherd Union Building are progressing. The SUB Core Committee at Weber State University is moving on to the next step of the process, which will be to present a plan to the student body. Architects from MHTN have completed phase one, the feasibility Student Senate adopts By Shane Farver correspondent The Signpost Weber State University student senators voted unanimously Monday to adopt a resolution that, if approved by both the faculty senate and dean's council, could affect the amount and availability of summer courses. The "Proposal to Change the Summer Schedule" resolution, sponsored by Social Science Senator Allen Piatt, would implement a decrease in the Diamond said the idea for a photography contest came from Bob Mondi, director of the Honors Program, and Bradley Carroll, member of the Honors Faculty Council. "ls t0 give 4 students a chance . J to exhibit their talents and ''"' their abilities," Diamond said. " W e try to open it up to the whole campus; to give other students an opportunity to come up to the honors, see our area, to her-T what we're about, meet us, talk to us and ask questions about honors." This year's contest is divided into three categories; people, places and things. "They can enter only once , per category, but. they can enter in all three categories if they'd like," Diamond said, y; Photographs can be submitted in both color and black-and-white forms. All entries are due April 1 and must be sized 8 inches by 10 inches : and mounted on : a stiff surface to help protect the photograph. "We tried to make it relatively simple, without a lot of cost," Diamond said. "We ask for an 8-by-10 because See PJlOtO page 3 ; study, and have found the building suitable for renovation in many regards. The building, constructed in the early 1960s, has since received some mechanical updates but is still not up to code for safety and operations standards. A facility conditions analysis' performed in February concluded that $8 million was needed in order to comply with infrastructure and maintenance repairs. This analysis and others have proved the building is not functioning to its highest capacity as a gathering place for the "Students will be able need for their major schedules." amount of summer-semester blocks from eight to three. Piatt argued that the overlapping times and dates in the current block system lessen the availability of courses to WSU students who attend during the DGwesftDGiaittes By Travis L. Chartier sr. news reporter The Signpost For many young girls, it's usually baby dolls and soft, cuddly animals drat spark an interest; but for Leslie McFarlane, those little girl toys were of little interest to her. She wanted something different, and to this day, she is still playing with toys of a different kind. Now, in her college years, those interests have developed into helping a needed cause for the largest member of the deer family, the moose. "It started when I was very little," McFarlane said. "My . mom used to try to get me to play with Barbie dolls. I was never interested in Barbies. I wanted a microscope and a lab set, and my mom hated it." Leslie McFarlane is a Weber State University student studying wildlife management. She is working on an undergraduate research project that focuses on. moose diseases in the Utah area. She is also employed with the Utah Division of Wildlife Management, which helps with her project. McFarlane said little study has been done on moose, particularly in Utah, and little research has been done on the diseases moose carry. "We get a lot of moose that come into town," McFarlane said. "We could tell they are physically sick but were unaware of die cause campus community. "We need to look at how the Union can be effective, exciting and serve the students the best it can," said Bill Fruth, director of the Shepherd Union Building. Union building administration wanted to explore the possibility of combining the infrastructure update with additional building modifications that would enhance the union's important campus role as a focal point for students. See Renovation page 10 summer block resolution to choose classes they without overlapping Zane Williams Health Professions Senator summer. He also said the eight-block schedule could make it difficult to achieve full-time student status. He expressed particular concern for WSU students who must have full-time status to receive financial aid. V V Leslie McFarlane sets up immunizations for moose. As part of her research, Leslie is helping to cut back on moose diseases in Utah. and could do nothing about it." She said she has seen a problem with moose dying in past years. - "We need to know more about moose diseases," said Jim Karpowitz, big game program coordinator of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. "We know that moose are susceptible to certain diseases, like pink-eye. They also get respiratory diseases. We are also looking for traditional diseases that show up in other wildlife. We are ninning a variety of tests, and uiese blood tests show what they may have been exposed to." Kyle final "We need to do this," Piatt said. "To get those 12 credits, a lot of us had to resort to taking classes that we didn't need." Health Professions Senator Zane Williams said he supports the resolution as the answer to schedule conflicts. "Students will be able to choose classes they need for their major without overlapping schedules," Williams said. The resolution proposes one 12-week block and two six-week blocks to take the place of the See Resolution page 3 mnis3s e o - .A - With the amount of snowfall this year, the ideal conditions needed are there to conduct a successful research. McFarlane said tiiey had to rely on adequate snow conditions for tire moose to come into town to provide her with die samples needed to do the project. Karpowitz said they have moved about 40 to 50 moose out of residential areas already this season. "With the number of moose that we move, Leslie's collecting a baseline of information," See Moose page 5 feasible Taft of MHTN Architects shows the concept design for the Union building. Coming up: Mark Reiss, producer of "The Simpsons" visits campus Forum looks at the ethics of biological warfare Honors Issues Forum discusses the effects of global warming " 'W.'!..!!!.- ' .1.".'. : ' . . i ' ' ' i ' -& ;;; -mA -h